The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-17
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP PROM ALL OVER TIM STATE
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

law " h'i has the unanimous approx al OF the
| committee. Ii aims at a complete revolution
| in our law relating 10 the lobster. In HE fir>i
| place the law if passed is not to 20 ino effect
| until july /. lS>5. This provision i for the
| benefit OF the sallner>. The bill provides that
| there shall be close time on HOLSTERS between
| August Isl and September 10th in each year.
| The penalty for violation Of this close time is
so for the first otlcn>e and Il for each lobster
| rau@it, Killed. sold, Ac. During this close time
| al traps. urt>. Nc. must bC removed from the
| water. aud any moi removed Will be forfeited.
| thu owner lined 81. and further fine of -
day while the traps remain in. section 1 OF
the hil PROV dc> thai no person or corporation
! Shall can or preserve any lobster hrtWr,n Iuly
| l>t to the tlli of the following April. Heavy
| penalties are prescribed furdl>ohcdirucc This.
| however, wouid not prevent dealers from pack
| linz surplus stock. Section > makes it unlaW-
| fui to buy. sell. expose for eaic. etc.. ANY
| lobster IN spawn or with eggs attached. OF
any lobster less than ten and onc-half inches in
| length. measured from The hOrc OF lie nos" 10
| the end of the bone OF the middle clipper uf
The TAIL lNhr possession of mtllatc1 Holsters
| j. made itiH,0 fptir evidence tlat they were
| NOT Of thc required length. Ait lobster cars.
net AID traps luu>i haNr tm' owners nanic
| marked ou them. W h,r auA short iph>tcr> arr
! found lu any barrel. i,oA. clr.. ~ transit Iic
olror may take al tltr holsters. long ,,ul ~Hor.
and c:tl~ thcm To- I've forfeited u,l'~~ tn owner
Shall appc;r:nd paN hi fines OH th, short ones.
| iuI half going 10 The complainant Of prosecutor,
and the either half to the county
The passing o1 the Hatch bill ~ Congress
has made it necessary that the Legislator"
should take some action relative 10 the CNpcri-
lncnt station now maintained by the state.
Acc9r lingIl an act will hc introduce IT, accept
ng the grant from the National GoNtrMlEtlli
for an agricultural experiment station and
a>>igun. it to the state college. See. assent
10 tho PROV i>iou> of the Hatch bill. see. >
;tl}oii>hr> lhr Maine fertilizer and experiment
station Oct. l~t, l>>-. Sc. > provides 10. tlc
transfer of the property of the present station
ratn. nnn-fttI, nf ,J,n tir,t ,n,,,I ,,rn,,,iin-
ton .iven hv the Hatch lii lnll>t lie used for
the erection Of Il building on rc;:lirs on any
building which Il station may have. Anothtr
act to hc introduced is TO regulate iho safe of
commercial fertilizers after the new station is
established. At present all companies man;.-
tncturiH. Or selling fertilizer in the State take
ont li"tn>t. The bin di-rrll>c> with this and
ubii.t- >uoh companies 10 register at the State
COLLEGE. The rrpre>c cntatives OF the ncW station
are empowered to take samples.
Th, Judiciary committee have 4 fou,l!c>> for
iiyc and tiNc reports. Il WIS five and five on
woman suffrage and On the Bar llarbor water
question: and now il i live and five on capital
punishment. Mr>>r-. bow ruWrr> Walton.
Wi,Wru anA Barker want tho death penalty
aboii>hc5: the Others MD~>r> Heath. itimierf
Talbot Gootnow Iml Manlpy are in favor Of
keeping il on the >fatlIt, books. There will he
some tun on the floor of the twp Houses over
The only changes made by The F~A and
Game Committee in tlIr came laws are relative
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